Patents by Inventor Lucas Goncalves Franco
Lucas Goncalves Franco has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9161207Abstract: An apparatus and system for seamless transition between WiFi networks (including in particular WiFi Internet networks) includes within a mobile communication apparatus a mobility layer that is tunneled to a mobility server within a network infrastructure. The mobile communications apparatus includes a wireless network capability, a global positioning system capability, an internal network protocol address and a routing capability. The apparatus and system also provide that the mobility layer is programmed to sequentially and automatically tunnel to the mobility server at an available geographically defined WiFi network access location predicated upon a global positioning system determined position of the mobile communication apparatus. Embodiments also provide seamless transitions between WiFi networks and cellular networks.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lucas Goncalves Franco, Peeyush Jaiswal, Breno Henrique Leitao, Christopher A. Robbins
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Patent number: 9092674Abstract: A computer system and method where text is recognized from a real world image, and this recognized text is used as input data for a processing program selected by a user. A computer system and method where text is recognized from a real world image, and contextual information is used in conjunction with the text to develop a semantic denotation of the recognized text. The contextual information may include GPS location data. The contextual information may include previous images, captured shortly prior to the image with the recognized text. A computer system and method wherein text is recognized from a real world image, then normalized to be in the plane of the image, then translated and then the translated text is made into an image that is anti-normalized and inserted into the original image (or an image similar to the original image). In this way, the translated text will appear realistically in place of the original untranslated text of the real world image.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorportionInventors: Rajiv Augusto Santos Galvao de Andrade, Lucas Goncalves Franco, Christopher A. Robbins
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Publication number: 20140348153Abstract: An apparatus and system for seamless transition between WiFi networks (including in particular WiFi Internet networks) includes within a mobile communication apparatus a mobility layer that is tunneled to a mobility server within a network infrastructure. The mobile communications apparatus includes a wireless network capability, a global positioning system capability, an internal network protocol address and a routing capability. The apparatus and system also provide that the mobility layer is programmed to sequentially and automatically tunnel to the mobility server at an available geographically defined WiFi network access location predicated upon a global positioning system determined position of the mobile communication apparatus. Embodiments also provide seamless transitions between WiFi networks and cellular networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lucas Goncalves Franco, Peeyush Jaiswal, Breno Henrique Leitao, Christopher A. Robbins
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Patent number: 8842648Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program product for seamless transition between WiFi networks (including in particular WiFi Internet networks) includes within a mobile communication apparatus a mobility layer that is tunneled to a mobility server within a network infrastructure. The mobile communications apparatus includes a wireless network capability, a global positioning system capability, an internal network protocol address and a routing capability. The apparatus, the method and the computer program product also provide that the mobility layer is programmed to sequentially and automatically tunnel to the mobility server at an available geographically defined WiFi network access location predicated upon a global positioning system determined position of the mobile communication apparatus. Embodiments also provide seamless transitions between WiFi networks and cellular networks.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lucas Goncalves Franco, Peeyush Jaiswal, Breno Henrique Leitao, Christopher A. Robbins
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Patent number: 8579205Abstract: An HVAC system includes a grid of intersecting ducts having one or more inlets, outlets, and intersections. Air may be received into the inlets and directed through the outlets into one or more zones of a building. One or more HVAC units may be connected to the inlets and mechanical valves may be located at the intersections to control the air flow through the grid. A control system may be provided to control the temperature of each zone by adjusting the mechanical valves (and/or turning selected HVAC units “on” or “off”). In certain embodiments, the HVAC system includes at least one reading device to read temperature preference information associated with an occupant of a zone. The control system may then align the temperature of the zone with the temperature preference information when the occupant is inside the zone. A corresponding method and apparatus are also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Leonardo Rangel Augusto, Lucas Goncalves Franco, Carlos Eduardo Seo
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Patent number: 8392474Abstract: A method is provided for storing a file as slices on storage elements. A computer having memory and at least one computer processor receives a request to store a file. The file is split into slices. A respective header is generated to individually identify each one of the slices. Emails are generated and for each email: an email body includes one of the slices and an email subject line includes the respective header. Each of the emails is stored on storage elements. First metadata is generated for the file, and the first metadata includes information to reconstruct the file from the slices.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lucas Goncalves Franco, Luis Cezar Menezes Tavares de Lacerda, Renato de Pierri, Eduardo Rodrigues
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Publication number: 20130039353Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program product for seamless transition between WiFi networks (including in particular WiFi Internet networks) includes within a mobile communication apparatus a mobility layer that is tunneled to a mobility server within a network infrastructure. The mobile communications apparatus includes a wireless network capability, a global positioning system capability, an internal network protocol address and a routing capability. The apparatus, the method and the computer program product also provide that the mobility layer is programmed to sequentially and automatically tunnel to the mobility server at an available geographically defined WiFi network access location predicated upon a global positioning system determined position of the mobile communication apparatus. Embodiments also provide seamless transitions between WiFi networks and cellular networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Lucas Goncalves Franco, Peeyush Jaiswal, Breno Henrique Leitao, Christopher A. Robbins
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Publication number: 20120330646Abstract: A computer system and method where text is recognized from a real world image, and this recognized text is used as input data for a processing program selected by a user. A computer system and method where text is recognized from a real world image, and contextual information is used in conjunction with the text to develop a semantic denotation of the recognized text. The contextual information may include GPS location data. The contextual information may include previous images, captured shortly prior to the image with the recognized text. A computer system and method wherein text is recognized from a real world image, then normalized to be in the plane of the image, then translated and then the translated text is made into an image that is anti-normalized and inserted into the original image (or an image similar to the original image). In this way, the translated text will appear realistically in place of the original untranslated text of the real world image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2011Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Rajiv Augusto Santos Galvao de Andrade, Lucas Goncalves Franco, Christopher A. Robbins
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Publication number: 20110022640Abstract: A method is provided for storing a file as slices on storage elements. A computer having memory and at least one computer processor receives a request to store a file. The file is split into slices. A respective header is generated to individually identify each one of the slices. Emails are generated and for each email: an email body includes one of the slices and an email subject line includes the respective header. Each of the emails is stored on storage elements. First metadata is generated for the file, and the first metadata includes information to reconstruct the file from the slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lucas Goncalves Franco, Luis Cezar Menezes Tavares de Lacerda, Renato de Pierri, Eduardo Rodrigues Puntel
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Patent number: 7873552Abstract: In an embodiment, revenue loss functions associated with business units are determined and waste credit constraints associated with the business units are received. A recommended waste credit purchase amount and recommended waste credit reduction amounts associated with the business units are calculated by minimizing a sum of the revenue loss functions and a purchase function, subject to the waste credit constraints, a purchase constraint, and a reduction goal constraint. In various embodiments, the recommended waste credit purchase amount and the recommended waste credit reduction amounts are presented, the amount of waste credits specified by the recommended waste credit purchase amount are purchased, and the business units reduce their waste emissions by their respective recommended waste credit reduction amounts. In an embodiment, the minimization is perfumed via a quadratic programming algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2007Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Camilo Yamauchi Campo, Lucas Goncalves Franco, Breno Henrique Leitão, Wainer dos Santos Moschetta
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Publication number: 20090063231Abstract: In an embodiment, revenue loss functions associated with business units are determined and waste credit constraints associated with the business units are received. A recommended waste credit purchase amount and recommended waste credit reduction amounts associated with the business units are calculated by minimizing a sum of the revenue loss functions and a purchase function, subject to the waste credit constraints, a purchase constraint, and a reduction goal constraint. In various embodiments, the recommended waste credit purchase amount and the recommended waste credit reduction amounts are presented, the amount of waste credits specified by the recommended waste credit purchase amount are purchased, and the business units reduce their waste emissions by their respective recommended waste credit reduction amounts. In an embodiment, the minimization is perfumed via a quadratic programming algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Camilo Yamauchi Campo, Lucas Goncalves Franco, Breno Henrique Leitao, Wainer dos Moschetta
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Publication number: 20090063211Abstract: In an embodiment, a directed graph is created that includes nodes and directed edges that connect the nodes. The nodes represent components and processes, and the directed edges represent a time order of the components and processes in manufacturing processes. Amounts of waste credits for tail nodes in the directed graph are calculated and stored as weights of entering directed edges of the respective tail nodes. The waste credits represent tradable permits for the components and processes to emit waste as part of the manufacturing processes. A shortest path from a begin node to a final node is found, where the shortest path has a lowest sum of its weights, as compared to the sum of the weights for all other paths that exist in the directed graph from the begin node to the final node.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Camilo Yamauchi Campo, Lucas Goncalves Franco, Breno Henrique Leitao, Wainer dos Santos Moschetta